tightrope walking gorilla

[dean]

the daily telegraph has an item on a tightrope walking gorilla in Krefeld zoo
I don't know if i believe it, but I have posted comments under my DT alias.
also states zoo is 75 yrs old this year so it could well be a set up job.

site is WWW.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/germany/daredevil-gorilla.

 

[Arizona Docent]

I clicked on the link and it says the page has been deleted (but the Telegraph header is still there). So maybe they realized it was a hoax and removed it.

 

[dean]

No it's still up here in UK, i have saved the photograph and will add it as a thumbnail the face isn't quite right, but the body looks very realistic.

 

[Pertinax]

That's a genuine Gorilla. They have very good balance!

 

[dean]

thanks Pertinax
what made me doubt it was the look on his face, rather blank, but the zoo does name him as there new male gorilla so i supposed it should be genuine, any way i have corrected the ignorant coments on the original TD web site regarding circus and zoo
animals
dean

 

[gentle lemur]

The Daily Torygraph site is denying everything, but a quick Google produced this Panorama: Artist: Gorilla tanzt in Krefelder Zoo auf dem Seil - badische-zeitung.de
The gorilla is Kidogo, a 12 year old male from Givskud.

Alan

 

[Arizona Docent]

Thanks for the new link. That is pretty amazing - I assume he taught himself to do this?

 

[dean]

The Daily Torygraph site is denying everything, but a quick Google produced this Panorama: Artist: Gorilla tanzt in Krefelder Zoo auf dem Seil - badische-zeitung.de
The gorilla is Kidogo, a 12 year old male from Givskud.

Alan

A bit to late though there are 2 photos of him doing his thing in todays DT.